WHEREAS, the
New Jersey Economic Master Plan Commission (the "Commission"), created
pursuant to Executive Order No. 1, recommended
the creation of a private/public partnership to be known as Prosperity
New Jersey to serve as an umbrella organization which would help
foster, promote and strengthen economic activity, job creation and
the overall business climate in New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, the
Commission recommended that Prosperity New Jersey's mission should
be to create, develop and implement a shared vision to move New
Jersey to the forefront of the national and international economies;
and

WHEREAS, Prosperity
New Jersey should be formed to carry out the mission recommended
by the Commission;

NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:

1. There
is hereby established a commission to be known as Prosperity New
Jersey.

2. Prosperity
New Jersey shall consist of up to twentyseven (27) members appointed
by the Governor, including the Governor's Chief of Policy and
Planning and the Commissioners of the Departments of Commerce
and Economic Development and Environmental Protection. The remaining
members shall be public members who shall represent the various
sectors of the economy and geographic areas of the State, including
representatives of business, labor, environmental, academic and
other non-governmental organizations. Two members of Prosperity
New Jersey shall serve as co-chairs; one co-chair shall be a representative
of business and the other shall be the Commissioner of the Department
of Commerce and Economic Development.

3. Prosperity
New Jersey shall create, develop, refine and implement strategic
plans to continually move New Jersey to the forefront of the national
and international economies by fostering, promoting and improving
economic activity, job creation and the overall business climate
in New Jersey.

4. Prosperity
New Jersey shall meet on a quarterly basis and shall establish
an executive committee and various private/public partnerships
which shall meet bimonthly, or more often, if needed, to conduct
their business and execute their respective missions.

5. Prosperity
New Jersey is hereby authorized to hire an executive director,
consultants and other professionals, subject to an appropriation
by the Legislature, and to call on the Department of Commerce
and Economic Development to supply it with such data and other
information, personnel or assistance as Prosperity New Jersey
deems necessary to discharge its duties under this Order and to
assure appropriate integration with State initiatives. The Department
of Commerce and Economic Development is hereby directed, to the
extent not inconsistent with law and within budgetary constraints,
to cooperate with Prosperity New Jersey and to furnish it with
such information, personnel and assistance as are necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this Order. In order to more rapidly
facilitate the commencement of Prosperity New Jersey's activities,
the co-chairs of Prosperity New Jersey are hereby authorized to
hire an acting executive director until such time as an executive
director shall be hired by the full membership of Prosperity New
Jersey.

6. Prosperity
New Jersey is hereby authorized to solicit and receive financial
and in-kind contributions from private organizations in furtherance
of its purposes set forth in this Order.

7. As part
of its work, Prosperity New Jersey shall study and report to the
Governor on the appropriate vehicle for it to continue to carry
out its mission in the future, including the advisability of incorporating
Prosperity New Jersey as a tax exempt organization that is eligible
TO receive tax deductible contributions.

8. This
Order shall take effect immediately.

GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 15th day of June in the Year
of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ninety Five, and of
the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Eighteenth.